The fire in Sun Jian's camp had been burning for a full hour, with no signs of stopping.
Cao Cao immediately arrived at a mountain valley between Mushui Pass and Mount Jiluo. The black mass of 10,000 troops behind him had already eaten and drunk their fill.
Although there were inevitably some conflicts between the various armies, their morale was still high.
Everyone had already been informed that there would be rewards for tonight's victory.
Capturing a person from the Western Liang Army would be rewarded with 20,000 yuan.
Those who kill one head of the Xiliang army will be rewarded with ten thousand dollars.
There must be brave men under heavy rewards.
The new recruits, who were originally timid because they had never been on the battlefield before, were ready to fish in troubled waters after hearing the reward.
The reason why the reward for capturing prisoners was higher than beheading them was because Cao Cao needed the living soldiers of Western Liang.
This plan was also made by Chen Xuan, but the generals disagreed with it.
It was not because the reward was too much, but because they were worried that if they captured too many prisoners, the army would not have enough food to support them.
Cao Cao ignored the objections of his generals and gave the order to his troops. He only said that if they seized the Lishui Pass, they would naturally have food and fodder.
When the generals heard that rations were not a problem, they thought that they could capture prisoners and break up the system to be incorporated into their own army, so they obeyed the order one by one.
" Tai Ah, how much longer do we have to wait?"
Cao Cao looked at the raging fire several miles away, his heart surging and his battle intent soaring.
Now that Sun Jian had just been defeated, the Western Liang Army was slacking off. They never expected that there would be people sharpening their swords and waiting for them.
To take them by surprise and attack them unprepared, there was no way the Xi Liang Army could not be defeated.
"Wait a little longer." Chen Xuan felt the warmth brought by the heat wave in the distance and was confident.
It was already the second half of the night, and the moonlight was much dimmer.
Cao Cao's 10,000-strong army was completely submerged in the darkness.
A mile away, the scattered Western Liang army was heading towards Mushui Pass with their heads, supplies, armor, horses, and other spoils of war.
Another 15 minutes passed.
About 1,000 troops passed by Cao Cao's army and retreated to Mushui Pass.
Hwa Xiong's flag finally appeared.
"Right now."
Chen Xuan's tone was calm, but it sounded like a thousand pounds in Cao Cao's ears.
Cao Cao silently lit the torch in his hand.
The torch was raised high.
"Boom!"
"Thump! Thump!"
"Dong dong dong!"
The drums for the funeral of the Western Liang Army sounded.
It shook the heavens and earth.
Cao Cao's ten thousand troops were like a tide from the netherworld, constantly gushing out of the darkness, seemingly endless.
The sound of the wind, the beating of the drums, the shouts of killing, the clashing of weapons, and the wailing of the Western Liang army all played the elegy of the Western Liang army.
Before long, the Cao army was like a god of death, slaughtering the Western Liang army in front of them.
They gave up on the survivors who had fled to Mushui Pass and turned to Hua Xiong, charging forward again.
"Kill them!"
Cao Ren took the lead and went straight for Huaxiong's flag, and the soldiers behind him immediately followed.
"This…"
"This…"
Hwa Xiong muttered to himself. Looking at the army that had suddenly appeared, he was completely at a loss.
The sound of drums sounded in the distance, as if they were beating Hwa Xiong's heart hard.
How was this possible?
Wasn't Sun Jianjun defeated?
Could it be that all of this was Sun Jian's ambush?？
How was this possible?
No, that's not right!
Hwa Xiong slowly saw the flag on the opposite side, and his heart trembled.
"This is impossible!" Hwa Xiong growled.
It was the Cao Flag.
Before Hwa Xiong could think further, Cao Ren had already arrived in front of him with his saber.
Hua Xiong raised his giant axe to meet him.
The weapons clashed, clanging.
The two of them fought for less than 20 rounds, and Cao Ren's arm was already numb and weak.
Hwa Xiong swung his axe again, and Cao Ren's broadsword fell from his hand.
Fortunately, Cao Chun had already noticed that something was wrong and went forward to help. He fought with Hua Xiong and Cao Ren was not killed by Hua Xiong.
"My lord, this subordinate is useless!"
Cao Ren had lost all his strength and could only retreat to Cao Cao's side, lowering his head in shame.
Cao Cao's eyes did not leave Hwa Xiong's body. He waved his hand and said,"
"It's fine.
"Although Hwa Xiong is strong, I don't think he can defeat you two brothers.”
However, just as Cao Cao finished speaking, Cao Chun was forced to flee by Hua Xiong's axe after barely ten rounds.
Cao Chun's personal guards blocked Hua Xiong with their bodies and saved Cao Chun's life. However, they were beheaded by Hua Xiong.
Cao Chun retreated to Cao Cao's side under the protection of his guards.
Instantly, with Hwa Xiong as the center, no one dared to approach within ten steps.
"Crossbowmen! Crossbowmen!"
Cao Ren and Cao Chun had been defeated so easily, and he was so shocked that he lost his sense of direction.
Cao Cao didn't care about any injuries and immediately ordered the crossbowmen to charge forward.
After he finished speaking, he calmed down a little and remembered that all the crossbowmen had been sent to Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong to kill Xu Rong.
At this moment, he no longer had any useful generals by his side.
Cao Cao ordered the surrounding soldiers to surround him, but no one dared to get close.
Hwa Xiong stood on his horse with his axe in hand. His eyes widened as he turned around to look around.
This ambush by the allied army of Wild Jujube Country was practically a one-sided massacre.
How could he have expected that there would be an ambush on his way back from his victory?
As a result, he did not organize his troops to march at all. In the end, he was completely unable to organize any resistance.
The moment Cao Cao's army appeared, the Western Liang army immediately collapsed.
The result was already decided.
The Western Liang army behind him had already been beaten to the point where they could not fight back. Some died, some fled, and some surrendered.
He was not surprised.
Or rather, he was surprised by the sudden appearance of the army, but he was not surprised by this outcome.
The word 'defeat like a mountain' was never an exaggeration. It was an honest description of the truth.
He himself had used 500 men to drive away tens of thousands of defeated rebellious Qiang, beheading 3,000 and capturing countless prisoners.
In such a situation, even if 100,000 troops were here, they wouldn't be able to turn the tide.
Hwa Xiong was furious, and his eyes were about to pop out!
Suddenly, Cao Cao's flag appeared in his eyes.
Hwa Xiong's eyes flashed with a fierce light!
He had seen Cao Cao before.
After he failed to assassinate Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo hated him to the core.
"If we kill Cao Cao, even if we die, it will be considered as removing a worry from my lord's heart.”
"I've repaid the lord's kindness. I have no regrets in death!”
Thinking of this, Hua Xiong's tiger eyes opened wide. He clamped his legs on the horse's belly and charged at Cao Cao with a roar.
" Castrated dog, hand over your life!!!"
Hwa Xiong roared with all his might.
The roar instantly resounded throughout the battlefield.
For a moment, no one dared to approach him!
Cao Cao was shocked by the roar and reined in his horse to hide in the crowd.
However, just as he turned the horse's head, a thunderous roar suddenly exploded in his ears, causing his ears to buzz!
A nine-foot-long warrior with muscles like a ferocious beast charged out from behind him.
The man held a pair of halberds in his hands and charged at Hua Xiong's warhorse like a bolt of lightning.
"Not good, come back quickly!”Cao Cao's heart skipped a beat.
He dared to directly clash with the warhorse. Did he have iron bones and copper skin?
It wasn't that he cherished Dian Wei, but that this person was like a brother to Chen Xuan!
If he died here, how would he explain to Chen Xuan!
When Hwa Xiong saw the person running towards him, he was also caught off guard.
The man who came was more than nine feet tall and very strong. He was not someone easy to deal with!
When Hwa Xiong saw that the person was about to reach him, he immediately deduced that the person would dodge to the right so that his right hand could use the halberd!
Thus, he slashed to the right, wanting to cut the person in half!
However, to his surprise, the person actually jumped up!
Hwa Xiong widened his eyes in disbelief, his heart turning cold!
His axe was already out and he couldn't stop. He could only instinctively reach out to block the halberd in front of him!
Blood splattered everywhere!
For a moment, Hwa Xiong felt as if the world was spinning.
Immediately after.
He saw his broken hand fall to the ground.
Then, his body fell powerlessly from the warhorse in front of him.
Dian Wei picked up Hua Xiong's head and slowly walked towards Cao Cao.
Cao Ren and Cao Chun were extremely shocked.
The two of them had fought 10 rounds with Hwa Xiong and 20 rounds with Hwa Xiong, but none of them were a match for him.
And such a ferocious Hua Xiong was easily cut in half by Dian Wei's halberd.
This was probably not even a round.
Cao Cao was also dumbstruck.
"Even if…
"Even if Er 'Lai is resurrected, it's still too late!”
Evil One had the strength to split rhinoceros, rhinoceros, bear, and tiger with his bare hands!
Before listening to Chen Xuan said, Dian Wei once bare-chested fighting tiger, so take the word evil to.
At that time, Cao Cao did not think much of it and felt that it was probably a compliment.
Looking at it now, Dian Wei might have really beaten a tiger before!
However, when did this person arrive at his side?
Could it be that Chen Xuan had already predicted that Cao Ren and Cao Chun were no match for Hua Xiong, so he secretly sent Dian Wei to protect him?
If that was the case, Chen Xuan was truly thoughtful and loyal!
"Hua Xiong's head has been taken by the general.”
Dian Wei's voice was muffled as he handed the head that was still dripping blood to Cao Cao.
"Uh, uh…Oh."
After a few breaths, Cao Cao recovered from his shock and took Hua Xiong's head from Dian Wei.
Its eyes were filled with fear and disbelief. Cao Cao frowned and handed it to Cao Ren.
Cao Ren took it, his heart beating wildly.
He gulped. He couldn't believe that the head of Hwa Xiong, who had beaten him to the point of fleeing after a dozen moves, was in his hands.
He excitedly reined in his horse and raised Hwa Xiong's head high, allowing the blood to flow down his arm.
He won.
He won so easily!
"Hwa Xiong is dead. We won't kill those who surrender!"
"Hwa Xiong is dead. We won't kill those who surrender!"
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